Biography

Hand-drawn type master Alexis Tyrsa went from graffiti artist to graphic designer and now works from his home in Paris. A Gobelins graduate, Alexis has carved a career for himself utilising his natural talent and unadulterated passion for the written word and the innumerable versions of hand-crafted typography he can create. Now working on print and digital commissions, Alexis attacks any kind of brief with a huge amount of energy and delivers polished, highly appealing digital and handmade work ranging from murals, posters, and enormous installations to small, detailed packaging designs. There’s a lot of people out there making typography like Alexis, but few if any can ape his natural ability.

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Hand-drawn type master Alexis Tyrsa went from graffiti artist to graphic designer and now works from his home in Paris. A Gobelins graduate, Alexis has carved a career for himself utilising his natural talent and unadulterated passion for the written word and the innumerable versions of hand-crafted typography he can create. Now working on print and digital commissions, Alexis attacks any kind of brief with a huge amount of energy and delivers polished, highly appealing digital and handmade work ranging from murals, posters, and enormous installations to small, detailed packaging designs. There’s a lot of people out there making typography like Alexis, but few if any can ape his natural ability.

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Biography

Hand-drawn type master Alexis Tyrsa went from graffiti artist to graphic designer and now works from his home in Paris. A Gobelins graduate, Alexis has carved a career for himself utilising his natural talent and unadulterated passion for the written word and the innumerable versions of hand-crafted typography he can create. Now working on print and digital commissions, Alexis attacks any kind of brief with a huge amount of energy and delivers polished, highly appealing digital and handmade work ranging from murals, posters, and enormous installations to small, detailed packaging designs. There’s a lot of people out there making typography like Alexis, but few if any can ape his natural ability.

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Biography

Hand-drawn type master Alexis Tyrsa went from graffiti artist to graphic designer and now works from his home in Paris. A Gobelins graduate, Alexis has carved a career for himself utilising his natural talent and unadulterated passion for the written word and the innumerable versions of hand-crafted typography he can create. Now working on print and digital commissions, Alexis attacks any kind of brief with a huge amount of energy and delivers polished, highly appealing digital and handmade work ranging from murals, posters, and enormous installations to small, detailed packaging designs. There’s a lot of people out there making typography like Alexis, but few if any can ape his natural ability.

Alexis Tyrsa

Tyrsa for #AppsforEarth

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We teamed up with Sumoing for Apple Store's and WWF's #AppsforEarth campaign. For this collaboration, ten of our artists were asked to create bespoke artworks for a special WWF Coloring Pack for the Recolor application. Our series kicks off with Tyrsa’s piece inspired by Earth Day’s motto.

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World Food Programme

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Tyrsa teamed up with Swedish typographer Martin Schmetzer to create fifty tattoos for the World Food Programme's recent campaign. The fifty names tattooed on Zlatan Ibrahimović's body represent the 805 million people suffering from hunger.

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World Food Programme

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Tyrsa teamed up with Swedish typographer Martin Schmetzer to create fifty tattoos for the World Food Programme's recent campaign. The fifty names tattooed on Zlatan Ibrahimović's body represent the 805 million people suffering from hunger.